TENNIS GRAPEVINE...
..is the tennis fans ultimate one-stop shopping for an insightful and entertaining look at the international tennis scene. The weekly discussion show will look at who is playing well, who is playing poorly, and banter about up-to-the-minute hot topics from both the men's ATP and women's WTA Tours. The show will feature host Sandra Harwitt, a renowned journalist who covers tennis around the globe, and analyst Ashley Fisher, who plays doubles on the ATP Tour. The show will occasionally feature special guests and call-in time where fans can ask Sandra and Ashley their questions related to the tennis world.
TENNIS GRAPEVINE is hosted by...
Sandra Harwitt
Sandra Harwitt, a long time sportswriter, has covered the international tennis scene throughout her career. Her travels have taken her repeatedly to all four Grand Slams -- the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open -- and other premiere tennis events from Shanghai, China, to Moscow, Russia, and Barcelona, Spain to Reggio Calabria, Italy, and lot's of points in-between.
Harwitt has written on sports for many prestigious publications, including the Miami Herald, ESPN.com, Associated Press, The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, and Tennis Magazine. She has worked for the BBC World Service Radio calling matches at Wimbledon and has done guest segments on the BBC Live on Five show. She also works on a regular morning radio show for Radio Wimbledon during The Championships each year.
At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Harwitt acted as the Olympic News Service Manager. She had 20 in staff under her guidance with the responsibility to provide comprehensive coverage of all the action from the tennis venue.
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Ashley Fisher
This veteran Australian now Florida resident has had a career on the ATP World Tour spanning 12 years and counting featuring a pinnacle doubles ranking of 19 in 2009. He has made 11 ATP World Tour Doubles finals highlighted by a Runners up finish in the 2009 Sony Ericcson where he defeated the Bryan brothers. At the Grand Slam level Fisher has also had enormous success with a Semi Final at the US Open and Quarter Finals at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. When not touring the Australian works as a court side analyst for Tennis Channel as well as serving on the ATP Player Council with the likes of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. A knee injury sidelined Fisher in 2010 but he will be making his comeback starting at the 2011 Australian Open.
